Dongguk University (Korean: 동국대학교,

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, coeducational university in South Korea, fundamentally based on

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. Established in 1906 as Myeongjin School (명진학교; 明進學校) by Buddhist pioneers of the Association of Buddhism Research (불교연구회; 佛敎硏究會), the university gained full university status as Dongguk University in 1953. The university remains one of the few Buddhist-affiliated universities in the world, and is a member of the International Association of Buddhist Universities. Situated on a hill near Namsan, the university's

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campus is in the urban Jung-gu District of central

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which reflects the Buddhist truth. Dongguk University Seoul campus is organised into 127 undergraduate and graduate schools, which enrolled 13,701 undergraduate students and 1,801 graduate students and granted 3,140 bachelor's, 470 master's and 172 doctorate degrees in 2017. Its comprehensive academic programme offers 53 undergraduate majors, together with 59 graduate programmes. The university also operates campuses in

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, and

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, United States. The university operates two affiliated hospitals of

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studies.

History

Origins of Dongguk University

The university began as Myeongjin School on May 8, 1906. Myeongjin School was established by the Association of Buddhism Research and took charge of

education. Later in 1910, Myeongjin School was renamed as Buddhist Normal School (불교사범학교; 佛敎師範學校), and later renamed to Buddhist Higher Education Institution (불교고등강숙; 佛敎高等講塾) in 1914. Ultimately, it became Central Education Institution (중앙학림; 中央學林) in 1915. Central Education Institution was closed by the Japanese Occupation Government from 1922 to 1928, for the reason that the institution had led Samil Undong uprising. However, Buddhist temples all across colonial Korea donated 601,425

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and established the Central Administrative Headquarters of the Joseon Buddhism Foundation (조선불교중앙교무원; 朝鮮佛敎中央敎務院) in 1924, and the foundation of Buddhist Specialised School (불교전수학교; 佛敎專修學校) was permitted in 1928. Buddhist Specialised School attained the status of Central Buddhist Professional School (중앙불교전문학교; 中央佛敎專門學校) in 1930, and the Central Administrative Headquarters of the Joseon Buddhism Foundation changed its name to Jogye Academy Foundation in 1940, with also changing the school's name to Hyehwa Professional School (혜화전문학교; 惠化專門學校). On May 30, 1944, Hyehwa Professional School was again closed by

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following the

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. After the

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the school was reopened on October 27, 1945, and was expanded into Dongguk College (동국대학; 東國大學) on September 20, 1946.

Expansion

In 1951 after the

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, the college withdrew from

, and provisional lectures were held in

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until the college got back to the original place September 1953 after the

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. Dongguk College was one of the first institutions in the

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to gain university status in the western sense, being designated the present-day Dongguk University in 1953. The postgraduate school opened simultaneously. From 1950s to 1980s, the university underwent a major vitalisation. Construction of Myeongjin Hall which is the oldest building in the university now began on March, 1956, and finished on December 30. In 1959, the Dongguk University Broadcasting system was initiated. The university took over Eunseok Elementary School in 1965, Heunguk Middle–High School in 1966, and Keumsan Middle–Commercial High school and Myeongseong Girls' Middle–High School in 1967. The College of Education was launched in 1968 with four courses, adding Physical Education major a year later. The Graduate School of Public Administration was founded in 1967, and In 1978 the

Campus was established and opened in 1979. Also during the 1960s students of the university participated in the democratic uprisings of

, which caused deaths of students of the university. Students participated in the

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against the autocratic government in 1960, and the June 3 Resistance in opposition to the negotiation for the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea in 1964. In 1982, the university saw an academic overhaul which divided the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences into the College of the Arts and the College of Natural Science. In 1983, the university opened Gyeongju Oriental Medicine Hospital Attached to College of Korean Medicine, and opened Pohang Hospital and Dongguk University Medical Center in 1988. In 1989, the university opened Dongguk Oriental Medicine Hospital and opened Gyeongju Hospital Attached to College of Medicine in 1991. In 1997 the university made an agreement with Royal University of America, which was the educational institution located in

. On March 5, 2009, Royal University of America was merged into Dongguk University, finally becoming Dongguk University Los Angeles.

Modern era

In 2008, the university sued

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for 50 million

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for a national scandal involved with then-assistant professor

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, which was called "Shingate". In July, 2007, when Dongguk university sent a registered letter to

in order to check whether her doctorate degree is fake,

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sent a reply that her degree is a forgery and she was never enrolled in

. Dongguk University asserted that when the university was hiring

as an assistant professor of Graduate School of Culture & Arts on September, 2005, the university had received an answer from

that her doctorate degree is authentic. On July, 2007,

contended that the Dongguk University's claim is not true and

had not received any official letters from Dongguk University, but later it was revealed that

had received the registered letter from Dongguk University. On December 27, Dongguk University held a press conference and announced that

had admitted that

confirmed the authenticity of her degree and expressed regret about the case. On February 1, 2008,

forwarded an official letter of apology to Dongguk University under the name of Rick Levin, then-president of

. Dongguk University claimed that actions of

had damaged the university's reputation and sued

for 50 million

. Dongguk University said that it lost millions in contributions and the opportunity to build a new law school, but the lawsuit was finally concluded with

's innocence over the scandal. After the lawsuit,

sued Dongguk University for the cost of litigation, and on December 2, 2014, the Seoul Central District Court ordered Dongguk University to pay 297,000

DONGGUK UNIVERSITY Jeonggakwon(korean buddhist)

In 2010, the university sought to take over

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for the amount of around 150 billion won but provisional board of directors of

rejected the Dongguk University's bid. In 2012, Dongguk Business School was accredited by

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. In 2014,

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and

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visited the university during the state visit to

and attended a seminar held by Jeonggakwon,

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temple in the university. Dongguk University celebrated the 111st anniversary of the foundation in 2017, and announced new motto of 지혜, 자비, 정진 (智慧, 慈悲, 精進; Wisdom, Compassion, Endeavor) which replaced the previous motto, 섭심, 신실, 자애, 도세 (攝心, 信實, 慈愛, 度世; Steady one's clean mind, Behave truly and reliably, Love people with benevolence, Save mankind from agony).

Campuses

Seoul campus

Dongguk University's main campus is located in

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, just north of Namsan. The upper buildings of the campus are directly connected into the trails of Namsan park. The campus' main entrance is at Dongguk University Station the intersection of

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and 4.

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is near the rear entrance. *

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The university is also served by the following Seoul metropolitan buses: * 144, 301, 420, 407, 7212

Ilsan, Goyang campus

Located near the Dongguk University

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hospital, the campus concentrates in the

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and

Gyeongju campus

Opened in 1979, the campus is located in

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Los Angeles campus

Established in 1906, after the amalgamation of the university and Royal University of America, the campus concentrates in the

Rankings and reputation

Since its promotion to Dongguk University in 1946, Dongguk University has produced many graduates throughout Korean society. In particular, graduates of the police administration department, which was established before the police college in 1962, occupied a large part of the police headquarters in various regions, and were also involved in the executive positions including the police chief. In addition, in order to foster inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation personnel in preparation for reunification, and to nurture experts who have the ability to analyze inter-Korean relations, they established the North Korean Studies Department in Korea for the first time in 1994. 1In 2012, the College of Business Administration received the international certification for business education from the International Business College Development Council for the tenth time in Kore

Dongguk University was ranked 11th in

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's Korean university rankings in 2014. Dongguk University was ranked 77th among the Asian universities in 2015

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, and 82nd in 2018. Dongguk University was also ranked 656th among the world and 211st among the Asian universities in

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in 2017. Dongguk Business School has obtained international recognition by acquiring

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(AACSB) certificates, and the business school offers a dual degree MBA programme with

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. The university has international cooperations with nearly 160 universities of 40 nations, including

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and

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, and attracts about 1,800 international students every year. Also, the university offers hybrid programmes with

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and

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that combined the language education and

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with the student exchange programme. Dongguk University also offers a dual degree programme with

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Notable alumni

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n police organisations, intelligence institutes, and judicial organisations including Korean National Police Agency. Also to prepare for the

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and to research

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, in 1994 the university installed the

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n studies major for the first time in

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. In 2017, a North Korean studies alumnus Suh Hoon was appointed as the 22nd director of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea. The Division of Theatre & Film and Media was established for the first time in

in 1960, One of the top and the best film school in Korea, and had many alumni in the field of

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and

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industry. Alumni of the Division of Theatre & Film and Media include

Lee Deok-hwa Lee Deok-hwa (born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror film '' ...

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, Choi Woo-sung, and Kim Ji-won.

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from the

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rock band

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is also an alumni but graduated with a bachelor's in Business Administration. Alumni on hiatus

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. Dongguk University alumni also have found success in professional sports and arts. Alumni in professional sport include baseball player Kim Seong-han,

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, footballer

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and mountaineer Park Young-seok, and alumni in arts include novelist

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, poet

Shin Kyeong-nim Shin Kyeong-nim (Hangul: 신경림) is a South Korean writer who is known as a "poet of the people" Life Shin Kyeong-nim was born on April 6, 1936 in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. When he was young, Shin Kyong-rim frequented the peo ...

Moon Chung-hee Mun Jeonghui is a South Korean poet. Life Mun Jeonghui was born in Boseong, Jeollanam-do, Korea on May 25, 1947. She attended Jinmyeong Girls' High School, majored in Korean Literature at Dongguk University, and completed her graduate studie ...

, singer-songwriter

and painter

Seok Cheoljoo Seok Cheoljoo or Suk Chul-Joo (born August 21, 1950) is a South Korean painter and professor. He studied oriental painting in Chugye University for the Arts and art education in the graduate school of Dongguk University Dongguk University (Ko ...

Media

A student-run

daily newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

, ''Dongdae Shinmun (동대신문)'' was founded on April 15, 1950, and continued to circulate during

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and

June Democratic Uprising The June Democratic Struggle (), also known as the June Democracy Movement and June Democratic Uprising, was a nationwide pro-democracy movement in South Korea that generated mass protests from June 10 to June 29, 1987. The demonstrations force ...

. Also, a student-run English newspaper, ''The Dongguk Post'' was founded in 1965. Both newspapers are overseen by a board of directors of the university and run by a student

chief editor An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

. University broadcasting station, Dongguk University Broadcasting System (DUBS) is founded on September 1, 1959, and focuses on broadcasting educational programmes.

Gallery

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References

External links

Official school website, in Korean and English

Curriculum in Buddhist studies in English
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